HUD Secretary Fudge: Homelessness rates are a ‘crisis’ and ‘epidemic’

On Meet the Press NOW, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge discusses the homelessness crisis and the agency’s plans to address it with $315 million in grants for unsheltered settings and rural communities.
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[@tammiebroggins]

I was homeless . Living in my car untill a month ago. It's hard to find a place that's affordable

[@jdubb6960]

And they wanna make us more poor

[@jannettsnow]

Rent needs be lowered and capped

[@number7__879]

Move...

[@DrunkenGuitarGuy]

the biggest problem is that there is no money and therefore incentive for builders to build low income housing!

[@franklin9400]

If only we didn't send 100s of billions to foreign nations. Instead of investing in new schools, highways, houses and cities for the growing population and migration crisis in the world. Like we did for the boomer generation, when the population exploded.

[@MomonoGaming001]

Just 20 years too late, 4 administrations yet finally will admit most pressing issue in America is affordable housing

[@jannettsnow]

You think this has only been four years. It been before this. Since way back when

[@RaccCity55]

We were taking food, dog food too, to people camping next to White River back in 2012. This isn't new.

[@prihaps]

@@jannettsnow they said 20 years, which is 4 presidential administrations.

[@bxi1547]

Yet you people want to ignore the drug problem and pretend it’s all because of unaffordable housing.

[@louisliu5638]

@@jannettsnow the poster said FOUR ADMINISTRATIONS I.E. over a quarter of a century.

[@dorisreynolds8904]

I was homeless for awhile. I couldn't believe how my country has changed. I ended up homeless from becoming disabled with no income. Thank God my issue was resolved and I'm not homeless any more. My heart bleeds for the homeless. You literally feel like no one loves you in the world.

[@arnaulddolfi20]

God bless You and sorry for the pain You felt !

[@GreywolfRaventhorne]

Right the at the moment. No one does care. Humanity is awful

[@feralLove]

Glad you are no longer houseless.

[@imaninternettroll1660]

You were a true homeless person in need and got back on your feet. These people are just drug addicts and don’t want help. They choose to live that way, then dropped out of society.

[@tahwsisiht]

"You literally feel like no one loves you in the world".

[@chriswink5466]

Beetle juice sent immigrants to live in a school that's not occupied today. But there are people living on the street that was born and raised here in America 🤔

[@sandraaguirre1906]

Exactly ?

[@unconventionalideas5683]

Everyone's trying to fix homelessness here at home while also not being needlessly cruel to immigrants. That is a hard line to balance.

[@Nirobiscloset10]

That name is perfect for that bad omen.

[@_Renee2]

People want homes. I see families living out of their cars with children. Those who can afford hotels get stuck paying the convenient yet high cost. And yes, there are elderly living on fixed incomes who need help.

[@HiltonBruce]

Hello How are doing today ❤

[@lindaguy8720]

New public housing for seniors is a must .

[@judithgrace9850]

Move to Mexico.

[@katme8055]

No, we need a cap on all housing

[@Tom-pc7lb]

Someone that is working and homeless should be moved to the front of the “help” line.

[@jorgtoor]

We as Americans should be ashamed of ourselves for our inaction on homelessness. Everything from borderline evil politics and mismanagement of resources, we have allowed ourselves to become accepting of something that shouldn’t exist. Sad World we’ve created.

[@royharper2003]

We're not.

[@donaldkasper8346]

No amount of money can solve drug addiction, especially if you promote it.

[@montanamayfield]

Get new legislators.

[@mpeppermint23]

@@donaldkasper8346 People did way more drugs in the past such as in the 1960s,70s and 80s than they do today, yet homelessness was at an all-time low back then, why is that? oh yeah, they actually had affordable housing back then. Plus there are plenty of rich drug addicts and alcoholics, they are called my neighbors.

[@donaldkasper8346]

@@mpeppermint23 The LSD gets you high. Fentanyl makes you a zombie. There is a difference.

[@dannyreed2887]

Got a care taking job with a 100 year old man and HUD stopped Rental subsidy so I pay more than I can pay. So, I'm thousands of dollars in Debt to unpaid Rent. Landlord is getting itchy. I always wondered how people in Rural communities become Homeless. Now I know. I'm Disabled and do not have many options around here in the woods.

[@prihaps]

And everyone still wants to tell us jUSt MoVe oUT tHE ciTy

[@tank4922]

Maybe get a construction job or work in the oil field. They pay really good.

[@sbrehabaddict]

Before WWII, we built inclusive neighborhoods with single family homes that were large and small next to each other. And they also included duplexes and triplexes and fourplexes. There were boarding houses that fell out of favor as well. Everyone doesn't need a single family house on a quarter acre lot. Americans take up way too much space isolating themselves in gated communities with minimum square footage and all kinds of restrictions. It's madness and it's a problem the policies we have agreed to created.

[@TheMangoAnglo_onTwitter]

Yes, humans need space, we didnt evolve to live on top of each other.

[@sparklesp9304]

Um, how about capping rents?

[@bxi1547]

You mention housing but say absolutely nothing about the drug epidemic. Most of these people are on drugs and have mental issues. Simply giving drug addicts homes will not solve the problem. They need to be forced into treatment or serve jail time.

[@thomasauslander3757]

1950s Los Angeles. San Fernando valley was created with family housing for $13.000 like that, now they're $60.000+

[@edwardroche2480]

@@bxi1547 where you get this most homeless people are on drugs? Most people who live in houses drink alcohol. These things have nothing to do with living wages and affordable housing for anyone who works 40 hours a week.

[@silverforest4682]

Our country needs to put American citizens who are homeless first. The huge number of immigrants asking for asylum is taking too much of the resources we need for the homeless. Realize that many people are homeless because corporations did not pay them enough to keep their apartment or home. Check rural communities who have empty homes and businesses and bring the homeless there. They can live snd even start a business. The SBA can help with that.

[@wisdom_knowledge_revelation]

In my hometown, the Salvation Army bought, restored and converted an old hotel into a housing facility for the homeless. I thought that was pretty cool. The hotel was big...maybe about 50+ room hotel.

[@Cyndogg085]

What about all the trillions sent to Ukraine? What about big corporations buying up whole neighborhoods? All the asylum seekers I know live with friends or family who were already here. They fill up 2 bedroom apartments with 10 people. I really don't think they are causing homelessness.

[@sparklesp9304]

Agreed. We need to stop outsourcing our jobs to foreign countries and get our homeless jobs.

[@andyd5038]

Homelessness is not getting solved. Maybe putting people in a wall vs just.. a wall.. is a better idea.

[@brendawiener2630]

It's all politics.homeless don't vote so the gov.doesnt care.the illegals are potential blue voters .follow the money

[@kuistancfraine3488]

What do u expect when big corps buy up alk the properties, remodel & rent out at rates

[@noulafrantz8589]

I am shocked they fine people rent them

[@Melissa-mb3vr]

High price housing and low paying jobs that’s what is causing this.

[@proob8171]

Yes. Also illegal drugs. If we proactively worked to stop the inflow of drugs, we wouldn’t have these losers in our streets.

[@nickanderson412]

The homeless must visibly suffer to keep the proles on the treadmill. The American Dream is the carrot and homelessness is the stick.

[@ctgal9698]

Homeless shelters are a big business regardless of their 'non-profit' status. The ceo directors and high executives make 6 figures and these salaries aren't regulated at all. The more homeless people in the shelter the more they receive in gov't funding. There is no actual resolution to end it, just ways to profit off it

[@sledzeppelin]

Stop assuming there’s a nefarious conspiracy rather than just incompetence or negligence.

[@openyourmind3763]

Dang, powerful words and very true. Like what George Carlin said. It scares me just watching this clip, reminder how easily things can change and we would be on our own. We have the least safety nets of any industrialized country.

[@Ghostintheshell3551]

Things are going to get worse ! You have employee pay stagnant while ceos make all the money

[@elvinechevarria8079]

314 millions for American homeless but 2 billions for immigrants in New York?

[@Shaun-Vargas]

I live in a small rural Kentucky town of about 10,000 and we have tons and tons of homeless now, I never saw it growing up, but in the last few years its become an epidemic.. but what I wonder is how's our billionaires doing??????

[@samanthab1923]

Same here. On a bit of a smaller scale though. I live in a small town on the DE river in PA. I was shocked to realize we had people living out of doors in the woods. First noticed about 5 years ago.

[@Marijuanifornia]

The 1942 USDA film *Hemp for Victory* was made in Kentucky. Put the homeless to work in hemp fields and factories to make low-income housing from industrial hemp. *Hemp for Victory* and videos of houses made from hemp are on KZbin. There are even videos of cars made from hemp, like the 1941 plastic Ford Model T and the 2008 Lotus Eco Elise. Make *Hemp for Victory* go viral because the government and media kept it from the public for decades to wage the war on drugs.

[@lelandtsnyder9684]

Can you hear the sucking sound from the healthcare mandate taking money from the community into the healthcare industry? In California, before Obama, the healthcare industry was reaching a crisis. Young people could no longer afford the premiums, and there money help subsidise old people on HC, it was at a state were the industry would just collapses. So the lobbyists partnered with the next administration and made health care insurance, mandatory. While good for the industry, it wreaked small poor communities, were young people would not have HC. Map the decline of rural areas to the implementation of Obama care. I'm not saying anyone had a better solution. But that's what happened.

[@lelandtsnyder9684]

@@Marijuanifornia ahem, there is a big difference between hemp and marijuana. Hemp makes strong ropes to raise barns, like George Washington and other grew it for this reason. Marijuana is why people who don't smoke think every fifth car on the road is driven by Cheec and Chong. You show me a state that legalized cannabis over 5 years ago, and I'll.. Show you a Zombie Apocalypse heck hole.

[@lelandtsnyder9684]

@Xecutioner I have no idea what you are talking about. Are you trying to stereotype? If you don't know what that is... Look it up.

[@johnnyscogins7331]

I've been homeless 3 years now I work full time and have just given up on finding housing in San Jose CA

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

Thanks to the 80s Reaganers and their 'trickle-down' economics!!

[@zerofuksgivins2539]

why not drop homelessness to 100% by putting a cap on rent so people can afford a place to live, what a concept right?!

[@proob8171]

“A cap on rent” clearly you just don’t understand how the economy works

[@TF-zs9pg]

🎯🎯🎯

[@brianchristoffer5872]

Why not arrest homeless ppl for vagrancy and put them in jail. I'm sick of looking at them. They are dirty and dangerous and a threat to normal ppl

[@elizabethr4107]

It is estimated by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Center that 52% of the homeless in California are either severally mentally ill or addicted to hard drugs as of Jun 4, 2022. Most research shows according to the Substance Abuse & Homelessness Statistics and Rehab Treatment Alliance that around 1/3 of people who are homeless have problems with alcohol and/or drugs, and around 2/3 of these people have lifetime histories of drug or alcohol use disorders. This goes beyond housing. In Japan where approximately 1.6% of adults have tried drugs (not including alcohol) their homeless rate is 0.003%. In the USA 46% of adults have tried drugs and we have a homeless rate of 18% as of 2023. This is not about affordable rent.

[@valentinepayne6464]

It's going to get worse before it gets better.

[@louisliu5638]

As lil bro ran off with the family legacy "kash" we've had to sell mom's house from 1963. With private USA medical insurance we have enough money for four more years, then she's out to some blue tarp down by the flash flood wash.

[@daydreonmckinney]

I'm so glad that some in Congress are recognizing the truth about homeless. There's not enough hud homes, shelters or any of that for all that need it. Affordable housing for all is the answer or raise unlivable wages to match the price of housing.

[@terywetherlow7970]

20 years this has been going on. Wth took so long. Ms.Fudge needs to go out and live as homeless. She has no idea how impossible this can be. Shelters take funding to use as they like. I have seen first hand Shelters in 3 different states. No oversight $$ down the drain.

[@erinmeggik391]

@@terywetherlow7970 The government sends funds to regions like the Ukraine and allows thousands to cross borders into USA illegally

[@dhoffman4955]

It will get worse if Social Security is abolished. It is the only income that some seniors and disabled have.

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

Before that could ever happen, every single politician should be tossed-out of their homes w/o any of the perks they get for a lifetime of NON-service that counts!

[@silverforest4682]

Half the country will be on the street if people don't have social security. I don't think our govt would survive it.

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

@@silverforest4682 They wouldn't, and you know many would come looking for them all.

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

@Xecutioner NRA is the new KKK

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

@Xecutioner Yup! They're so far up their own holes they can't even see a touch of light, let alone a brightness. 😅

[@masonkanterbury3007]

We didn't have a lot of homeless people when I was a kid because we had projects housing. In my hometown, those were all torn down and replaced with condos. Now the river walk is lined with thousands of tents.

[@edwardroche2480]

The issue for all good Americans especially the homeless is a living wage for people who work 40 hours a week. That's the absolute best thing you could do for America. No one should suffer this poverty brought on by low paying jobs.

[@brianmi40]

One of my favorite sayings is, "The chains of habit are too light to be felt, before they are too strong to be broken." That is the problem in the USA, we have ceded power to the rich in this country most likely far too long to ever take it back. My literal one hope today is AI. And for that to help us, we have to first survive all the existential risks of those misusing it.

[@sashaestby9921]

Let them move into empty office spaces noone wants to lease for now. With electricity to charge thier phones and running water many of them would be able to manage to get out of thier situation...or have better access to resources they need.

[@marryellenmonahan5585]

Our politicians are ripping us off.

[@carlinshowalter1806]

Always have

[@livthedream5885]

Our landlords, hedge funds, and banks are robbing us blind. Politicians just let them do it- for donations.

[@Sims2bat1105]

i really hope this money actually does help and not pocket by greedy people looking for a quick raise!

[@ny3683syr]

$60 million spread across the nation is a crumb. One fighter jet costs $78 million. $60 million would barely cover administration costs to oversee programs.

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

"Humanize the face of homelessness"- powerful statement. I work with military veterans and assist them with employment, training, and education. I have encountered many who are homeless. It's a real problem.

[@divinediva6320]

Marsha Fudge should come to Philadelphia International Airport and she should give the resources to us as veterans!

[@Hebrew779]

No told a lie.

[@marym22]

Get em Marcia! Expanding Housing Vouchers and Rent Stabilization would help 100%. Landlords keep building empty for more money.

[@carlinshowalter1806]

I waited three years to get a section 8 voucher and it was worthless.Nobody would take it and the one person that would said it wasn't close to covering the rent.

[@OddSwiftGoose]

Where I live there’s a homeless neighborhood with tiny houses

[@edwardroche2480]

Institutionalizing would never solve homelessness if it was voluntary. Homeless people just like everyone else would like a small place to call their own and to keep their possessions and to wake up in every morning and not have to worry about a cop chasing them around with a stick. It's nice to have a place to think. Talkin about home listen talkin to homeless people is never going to solve the problem of a living wage for all Americans who work 40 hours a week. We need a living wage number one for everyone.

[@jannettsnow]

Why aren't churches opening doors.

[@BenDover69831]

why aren't you opening your doors for random homeless to come in your house ?

[@RaccCity55]

Because most homeless come with little or no money.

[@jsanchez8855]

@@BenDover69831 when I was 24 I met a homeless dude at a park when I moved to Seattle. I let him live with me for free for 4 years. Helped him get sober and now he's a head chef at a nice restaurant 😊.

[@bxi1547]

Because homeless people don’t want rules or to be drug tested.

[@bxi1547]

@@jsanchez8855 I’m calling bs on your story. Nobody in their right mind would let a stranger off the street come in their house and live with them.

[@tank4922]

As a rule no body really cares about the homeless people. A for instance, I was locked out of my apartment for a few hours and had to wait for the locksmith outside in the cold. Not one person offered me their home or a place to stay.

[@bxi1547]

Nobody cares because a lot of people figure they put themselves in that position. If these people are refusing to go to drug treatment programs who’s fault is that?

[@patriciamcclanahan2114]

They do for immigration. Where are you been?

[@thomasauslander3757]

Correct, don't speak any English and they'll send a limousine for you..

[@mizzury54]

It's not anyone's elses fault that you had no one to call. And comparing your several hour lockout to a person with no place at all is a bit tone deaf and a classic irrelevant analogy.

[@itoldutruth669]

Because : 1. Capitalism with its me only values 2. US culture of distrust and total indifference toward fellow human being

[@kennethshields343]

I think 600,000 homeless is conservative. Expect that the homeless is in the millions.

[@wayneanderson8034]

The people who do the counting are addressing the pedestrian & stationary homeless. Those are the minority of the total population. They don't & can't count the vehicle homeless, there are millions. Most homeless people I encounter work. Their income does not support rent, & never will. They can't buy unless they buy outright for cash. My income level is classified as "middle class", yet there isn't a single apartment in America that I could rent using HUD rent/income ratio. The problem is much bigger than government wants to admit. Most of us keep a low profile, not wanting to be harassed & not asking for anything. When people say "homeless" in America, most Americans think of the homeless drug addicts living in squalor begging or stealing for Fix money. But those are not representative of most homeless people. My only crime is sleeping, & I sleep in a different place every night. All my trash goes in the dumpster or trash can. There are millions just like me, quietly living homeless. I have 4 income streams. I would need 5 just to rent a ghetto studio apartment. Nothing in America cam convince Karen's to allow low income housing to be built.

[@Thadopeera]

If more families would’ve stuck together 20-30 years ago and not go for self you’d all be in great shape right now. But greed, jealousy, resentments and sibling rivalries have put much stress on families today..

[@enhancedutility266]

That's something that doesn't get talked about as often you said it best all these divorces the past 50 years really put on a strain on household finances

[@shallnoTfear]

Sounds oddly specific

[@andyginterblues2961]

Yup. My ignorant younger siblings dismantled and sold off our long standing farm and businesses right before my eyes, before I was even aware of what they were up to. I recently discovered that they are now dealing drugs for income. I had to report them to the DEA.

[@lemostjoyousrenegade]

I agree wholeheartedly.

[@elainegoad9777]

Would any of you stay in a shelter, head to toe on a cot, no privacy etc...

[@pulaski42]

Yes, I would sleep anywhere warm and safe with amenities if I was seeking asylum in a foreign country. I'd be grateful for everything!

[@silverforest4682]

Nope. If I was a homeless citizen, I would go sleep on the yard of the people's house. You know, the White House.

[@pulaski42]

@The Great Gazoo I don't think shelters in general are safe. What was your experience like? I'm speaking to the Brooklyn terminal specifically.

[@alfonsoflores3770]

I have a full time job and filed income tax paying the IRS $5.000 in taxes and I am investigating by my self why my city says it doesn't have a homeless problem but receive,s 3 million a year in grant money 💵 to do something about homeless, I plan to file a 2 million dollar law suit against my city for improper use of Federal money 💵 not doing anything for the homeless but spending money 💵 to buy property land and fix up streets and more

[@ny3683syr]

Why not. Trump filed how many suits to claim the election was rigged? Your suit sounds far more legit.

[@tameekay]

The requirements for renting a place is about as hard as getting a home loan. In some cases, harder. When hud protects bad landlords, tenants often pay the price. Our laws allow for landlords to get away with illegal practices. It’s too easy for Them to worm out of breaking the laws made to protect tenants.

[@shirleysmith3540]

One thing the government should do is stop letting the mortgage companies take people homes when they lose their jobs and the pay of another job has diminish. Plus tax heights on homeowners that are on a set budget should not use their home that are paid for decades. This will leave the home to children and families who want to rebuild their lives. This us the American Dream. Not HOMELESSNESS. 😥😥😥😥

[@bookbeing]

I totally agree! O Allowing Banks the banks and tax assessors to steal someone's family home when they face a financial crisis or setback is evil!

[@ronaldcole7415]

In the 1970s, New York instituted rent freeze to avoid this exact problem. And they did.

[@bessermt]

25% by 2025? WTF? How about 100% NOW?

[@LookingAway359]

How do you propose the government ends homelessness overnight?

[@bessermt]

@@LookingAway359 I never said "overnight", I said NOW.

[@proob8171]

@@bessermt You have really done something here. Problem solved.

[@bessermt]

@@proob8171 Glad I could help. You're welcome.

[@thomasauslander3757]

The Grapes of Wrath the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads-driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into Haves and Have-Nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision, elemental yet plainspoken, tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity. A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, of one man’s fierce reaction to injustice, and of one woman’s stoical strength, the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes into the very nature of equality and justice in America. At once a naturalistic epic, captivity narrative, road novel, and transcendental gospel, Steinbeck’s powerful landmark novel is perhaps the most American of American Classics.

[@ny3683syr]

Still my favorite novel, though it is heartbreaking.

[@JohnnyPeacenic]

Almost all the homeless i have met are between the age of 45 and 85, the young homeless tend to live in areas that have easy access to drugs. And those are the only ones the news covers

[@louisliu5638]

My parents build new arrival housing in the late seventies in LA, about the last time I ever heard housing built with zero govt. money (grants and community initiatives are fine, have a purpose, BUT DELAY the build from one year to three/four.

[@florduran3208]

I thought their goal was to see everyone homeless 🤣

[@TECHBEATZ1200]

Pouring money into this problem is not the answer. Change your policies all around and then maybe you'll see a reduction or change in homelessness.

[@sharingtherealworld]

Homelessness is just capitalism doing what it does. Picking the winners and losers instead of mutual dignity.

[@cameronb3834]

No other developed country has a homeless problem like how America does, it’s way undercounted I believe there at least 2,000,000 homeless in America. Just because they don’t wanna be a corporate wage slave I don’t blame them, it’s one of the reasons society is toxic because of corporations especially fast food.

[@proob8171]

Cameron, you need to reconsider your estimate, since you have no data backed proof that it is undercounted and nothing to support your number. “Corporate wage slave” is also laughable. You are just trying to justify being a Loser.

[@cameronb3834]

@@proob8171 I may not have the data but I see it with my own eyes all the homeless encampments in nearly every city in California. Just because you don’t wanna work for a corporation doesn’t make you a loser either.

[@jesseedkins7447]

This is a result of the curse of capitalism

[@sharingtherealworld]

@@cameronb3834 When that corporation has the power to dissolve your pensions and steal everything you worked for yeah you are kind of a loser and a sucker. Corporation are out of control and need heavy regulation but our leaders have absolutely zero will to do their jobs. They are all actors playing their role in this act called anarchy capitalism.

[@vesuvandoppelganger]

Why do we allow landlords to charge as much as they want if the goal is to end homelessness?

[@epuchildren8780]

Throw $ at the problem is always the solution. The solution is the lack of construction for starter homes and high regulations at the local level.

[@miniharman975]

Not to much that can make me proud to be from Ohio,....she's one of those for me! Thank you from Springfield Ms Fudge!

[@Luisdefunes1]

600.000 homeless in the USA he says. That amount is only for California.

[@aaronthompson3291]

Yes that's correct.

[@Mikewee777]

The fact that they were escaping from your state to move to California is not the victory you believe it is.

[@Luisdefunes1]

@@Mikewee777 Are they also escaping from Philadelphia or Baltimore? Just asking.

[@Mikewee777]

@@Luisdefunes1 you tell me. I do not have the patience to survey these people. One of these unsheltered campers kept going on and on about how much he missed living in a Louisiana prison before the PTSD kicked in and he started screaming about how the prison guards started murdering everybody .

[@Luisdefunes1]

@@Mikewee777 Well, you should consider to develop more patience with these people. Learning about these people, believe or not, implies learning about yourself.

[@teresasmith4145]

I'm glad somebody cares🥀 how would y'all feel if they 👀 tell you : You can't be here or there or anywhere 🥀

[@higgs923]

There are enough empty homes and apartments being held off of the market in San Francisco because they can't get the rents they want to house all of that city's homeless. That's not the answer but it does show how intractable this problem is.

[@bxi1547]

Apartment owners don’t want their property destroyed.

[@higgs923]

@@bxi1547 Nice job of completely missing the point.

[@xoox7469]

GREED

[@pigsareslavepatrols9945]

In Los Angeles the: _Arroyo Seco Tiny Home Village,_ _Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village,_ and the _Chandler Street Tiny Home Village._ Prove that “tiny home villages” are a reasonably priced, long-term, permanent solution to homelessness.

[@carlinshowalter1806]

I live in a crappy small town in Texas. The city refuses to allow small houses and there are hundreds of empty lots they won't let anyone build on because they are in a once in a 100 year flood zone. If you can't spend $1000 a month,you can't find a place to rent.

[@donstaples4812]

Ever been to Kansas City? There's whole blocks of empty buildings. There must be a way to match empty buildings with homeless people, in a way that's profitable and safe.

[@carlinshowalter1806]

I've lived in five states in the last twenty years and there was ALWAYS large empty buildings,houses etc. in every place I lived.

[@donstaples4812]

@@carlinshowalter1806 so, why can't we give tax incentives to convert the empty buildings into section 8 housing? It seems like a win/win, at least in the short term. I think there's no middle ground between regular housing and homelessness, no short term safety net.

[@charlenelord6860]

Before retiring, I worked in HUD housing and we gave homeless people priority/ Nearly all of them ended up getting evicted because they refused to abide by the rules: no noise after 11pm, no drugs, etc. Their apartments were filthy and their kids were neglected. I don't think there is an answer to our homeless problem.

[@Larry93215]

I'm in the VASH program had an RV been in the same place 7 years passed all inspections

[@Larry93215]

My neighbor is a former HUD child abuser now we have a new owner hoping for eviction some people don't appreciate housing

[@charlenelord6860]

@@Larry93215 We did background checks on everyone. Would never let a child abuser in.

[@jerrymylove1754]

I had three hud tenants in the over ten years as landlord in Hawaii and California. I had to kick all three of them out. The last one was really bad. I will never ever rent to them again. Horrible experience and they have nothing but time to cause problems. Everyone else is busy all day with work work, school, family etc and you have to constantly stop to deal with whatever they got going on. They don’t know how to prevent problems in their lives and don’t know how to solve them when they do arise. They’re so dependent on the state.

[@RaccCity55]

Oh well then let's do nothing then...shut up. Many of the formerly homeless in my building, including me, have been here 20+ years. Some don't last, so your solution is to give up? You were never employee of the year.

[@jannettsnow]

Welp do, housing first.. it works you put people in an apartment, get them an address so one can get a job, or what ever needed counselors, jobs health care..

[@silverforest4682]

Yes. You can't get a job without an address.

[@carlgharis7948]

​@Silver Forest exactly you can make up an address. However the problem is if you are living outside few places are going to hire you

[@carlgharis7948]

​@Silver Forest exactly you can make up an address. However the problem is if you are living outside few places are going to hire you

[@irisgibson2842]

Working class and middle class wages does not cover the cost of living. By 2025 there may be more homeless people, if the trend continues. Housing twenty five percent means the seventy five percent may still be more than we have now.

[@justonwinfield9875]

Nobody should be homeless!too much dam money spent daily.i have seen at least 100 empty homes rent 3k y!y!

[@royharper2003]

So, your solution is to give homeless people free housing?

[@justonwinfield9875]

@@royharper2003 no cuzzin just make it affordable for the ones who want to buy it! And optionally affordable to all who need it the cost is to dam much!

[@proob8171]

@@justonwinfield9875 How do you just “make it affordable”? Have you ever studied economics?

[@jimmymcgee4101]

It is the failure of our society, and the rich get richer

[@suzanne9150]

A lot of affordable housing could be put in states that have the room for it. There are states that have more land than people....open land with NOBODY on it. Why not build quickly in Montana , Wyoming or Oklahoma.........,these states have a lot of OPEN LAND.

[@verticallimit6602]

These are the components to create *Homeless Shelter Villages* [HSVs] using _Pallet Shelter's_ existing HSV products: the _Community Room_ sells for $37,000, the _Bathroom_ costs $35,000, and the _Services Office_ costs $9,000. So for only $81,000 a city can establish a HSV. The two person *Shelter 64* costs $7,000. 100 X $7,000 = $700,000. For $781,000 the city can establish a HSV for 200 residents. For $60 million a city can establish 76HSVs to house 15,200 people in secure private shelters; to use as a base of operation. Until they find permanent housing.

[@marlenepearson9724]

Criates more jobs for ppl who wants to work. Some who lives on the streets, chosed to live on the St

[@verticallimit6602]

@@omi_god In Mexico rent increases are limited to 5% annually by law.

[@verticallimit6602]

@@omi_god We will all be living in *Tiny Home Villages* due to the destruction of all housing. No part of American is immune to RepubliKKKlan's procrastination to deal with extinction by the year 2060 climate-refugee at the southern border creating runaway-AGW.

[@pigsareslavepatrols9945]

Does it support a pathological liar; yes or no?

[@pigsareslavepatrols9945]

Enter this video's _KZbin_ title, _which is in italics,_ into the "Search" window above to see the best, *most perfect solution for homelessness.* Which is much better than having five roommates who snore: _LA's First Tiny Home Village to House Homeless | California Live | NBCLA._

[@pigsareslavepatrols9945]

It cost $50,000 a year to keep an innocent man in prison. Giving him a guaranteed income of $1,800 a month costs only $21,600 a year. For everyone making only $11 a hour with no healthcare and dental benefits. A guaranteed income of $1,800 means the difference between; being homeless and paying the rent.

[@shannonattridge7170]

Reduce homelessness by a measly quarter? How pathetic and weak. Everyone in Russia has a place to live and single payer healthcare. We should do better!

[@ruthrose1000]

Here is how I did it. Take it or leave it. I had to rent single rooms until I turned 30. I also worked two jobs. I have zero education and grew up in extreme abuse and can only read and write because somehow I taught myself by learning to read. I started working 2 jobs until I had the luxury of only working one when I turned 34. I never got new cell phones, never got new cars, always rented rooms and now I own several homes, have perfect credit and a great job. All of this coming from nothing and being given nothing. It wasn’t easy, but america allows us to climb. If you don’t climb, that is 100% on you.

[@rachellandry3116]

many fall during that climb. Not all can win. Its how we treat the losers that is downright cruel. The puritanical belief in work as sacrament is how those of good fortune justify demonization of the poor. thats a slippery slope for a Christian. but if you dont mind cruel pleasures, go ahead and yell at the lousy bums to get a job, like you did....

[@ruthrose1000]

Working 17 hours a day just to rent a single room and food, no vacations, barely running car, no vacations while I watched ppl buy new phones, new cars.. but keep blaming others. That wasn’t luck, I killed myself to get where I’m at and also offered help. I used to fall asleep sitting on the toilet at my second job. Try never going to school, barely being able to breathe, excruciating anxiety, horribly abusive parents. That wasn’t dumb luck, that was literal blood. Sounds like you would never do what I did.

[@ny3683syr]

Like you, I had a difficult start, and a rough but slow and steady climb owing to persistence, hard work, and thrift. I consider my ability to practice those virtues gifts that were bestowed upon me, and not everyone is blessed with those gifts. Those who are not blessed with gifts that lead to success need help and empathy from those who are.

[@carlgharis7948]

Working 2 jobs is NOT normal

[@eyeswideshut783]

WE ALREADY HAD A HOMELESS PROBLEM SO ADD 2 MILLION MORE

[@pigsareslavepatrols9945]

*Homeless Shelter Village* [HSV] accommodations using _Pallet Shelter's_ existing components. Provides teachers who are unable to afford their rent, food, fuel, insurance, utilities, and medications; with dignified personal housing. *Which will reduce the pressure on affordable housing so that all rents drop 50% across the entire country!*

[@fantasticreggie1769]

Giving money away as grants will do zero

[@kaymerritt3694]

Need to teach people about van life. Watch a video it's all out there. Too many Americans are tired of paying high rent and are choosing a nomad lifestyle. And having a great time doing it!

[@ny3683syr]

There are broken down vans, trucks, and RVs all over my community. We're being flooded with homeless "travelers". I put travelers in quotes, because they crawl into town with vehicles that are on their last gasps. They're sitting all over the place in hulks that are never going to move again, except on the back of a tow truck. The sadness is palpable. I feel as though the Great Depression Part Two has arrived.

[@JJ-ok2sm]

the houses are very expensive😱

[@silverforest4682]

A house sold in 1961 for 25k, and 1981 for 100k, and would sell for around 300k in 2022. Did wages increase at that rate? Nope.

[@number7__879]

@@silverforest4682 25K in 1961 is just under 250K in 2023.

[@bxi1547]

It’s a drug problem.

[@elainegoad9777]

Not enough ! Should've have been taken care of the the day before yesterday and long before that !

[@henrysantos121]

This is absolutely heartbreaking period, Pls, God protect all this person Stay safe all my good fellas,

[@divinediva6320]

Donate brand new homes to veterans!

[@edselhart6822]

Money for Ukraine war but no money for the homeless people in America

[@fatwombat2611]

If you have a job you should be able to have a home and if you choose raise a family. If normal people with no addictions or mental illness cant acheive this the country is on the way down.

[@kuistancfraine3488]

At rates tgat are astronomical?? Why don't you build tiny home villages for these folks?? It would be cheaper than the constant clean up costs of their campsites. And they could get jobs, get some $ together & find an apartment. If the corps haven't bought up & overpriced every available space.

[@bluefish7940]

Hundreds of thousands homeless but American sent 100 of billions dollars outside the country.

[@louisliu5638]

HUD enabled almost zero interest funding in the hundreds of millions to connected people during and after the "credit crunch" of 2008, allowing those same people to scoop up under valued properties with govt. backed money, effectively squeezing the individual buyer (who had to go hat in hand to the local bank/s&l). This made housing a lot worse. HUD was very much a partner with these corporations and enabled them, distorting the entire housing market.

[@carlinshowalter1806]

The banksters that caused the housing crisis of 2008 on should have gone to prison. Now they are getting ready for round two.Pull your money out of the bank while you still can!

[@oanna1221]

Yeah, that is what is going on. Yet, let's bring in 600,00 migrants in a couple months. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@andyginterblues2961]

...it is the winter of our discount tent...

[@tessietesoro7407]

Look after your homeless citizens, before accepting illegal migrants. OMGOSH, politicians should attend to this ongoing problem across America. 😢😢😢

[@Eltaco88]

So many abandoned buildings around the USA ,why can't the local government fix repair and house the homelessness?

[@troysierra5228]

Sometimes the problem becomes a bigger problem. Every years count on homelessness is promised with funding. But if the number is going up. That mean the wait becomes years. Those years take a toll on physical and mental health. At that point, rehabilitation is greater than just housing. I always thought if housing cost is the issue. Why can't people be relocated to population declining cities. Obviously there's biases within states, that fuel the homeless problem.

[@louisliu5638]

When I relocated for work I lived in my truck for two summers, saving for winter cover. I didn't use the so-called homeless services at all, one major reason is that I need my sleep: work started at 5 a.m. and was usually very physical all day. No complaints, but communal overnight meant men snoring, getting up for a smoke three times a night x 12 per room area, and drug/alcohol/behavior issues. But at least in Canada I was reasonably safe and secure in a quiet area: industrial parks, long haul truck stops, even casinos. We don't get "rousted" up here like the loitering laws in the USA.

[@jimbo1637]

The solution is to allow more dense housing. If basement apartments were legal, we could double the number of homes overnight.

[@lauriepoo928]

They will never end homelessness because it is an incentive for the peasants to work their jobs for the pittance they're offering! And that's the truth we are absolutely blind to!

[@triquepersonalwork6369]

75% are homeless because of high cost of housing. The main reason housing is expensive is because of the lack of city planning by the government, Europe builds up and not out and has hardly any homeless.

[@royharper2003]

where did you get that sdtatistic? I don't buy it at all. Of all these 75%, not one is smart enough to move somewhere cheaper?

[@akfreed6949]

If you're going to talk about the homeless , talk about how most of the homeless people in California , Oregon Washington and Alaska were NEVER BORN AND RAISED THERE . That means there's a much bigger problem of homeless , poverty and unemployment ALL OVER AMERICA .

[@lemostjoyousrenegade]

!!!!!

[@vebtinkerbellable]

I have been homeless as a disabled person for 5 years, and the SSA wants to terminate my check. And there's no hope for me. Rental requirements are ridiculous....3x rent,income requirements, should not be allowed when wages are so low.

[@vernkreuzburg7495]

Hello everyone!! My name is Vern and I used to be homeless on the streets of Philadelphia and Las Vegas and I managed to get off the streets because God gave me direction and I took it!! I’m not saying my homeless brothers and sisters didn’t take the direction, but I know they took the direction while being consumed with drugs/alcohol. I’m sorry, but the homeless community that I know of in Philadelphia and Las Vegas are NOT clean and sober. It’s not just the actually drug/alcohol product, it’s the thinking and mental state. Of all the ex homeless brothers and sisters that I know (and I know many), getting and remaining clean and sober is the only way to get off the streets. Period.

[@unseenabyss2824]

Lower the price of living and stop destroying small businesses. It's a simple answer to an all too common problem. Maybe hold the major companies responsible for the drug chrisi accountable too. Maybe stop criminalizing people for smoking pot instead of drinking alcohol. Maybe a complete overhaul of the greedy corrupt system is in order.

[@merkcityboy834]

The crisis being lazy seems to affect a lot of ppl these days somebody has to work go there an hand out job applications I bet they’ll leave real quick..

[@patriciadavis784]

I dont think its about being lazy. I struggle with what I make. My rent is $2500.00 a month plus all Utility bills. I work every day and sonetimes on Weekens just to make ends meet and sometimes they dont meet. I have to live from robbing from Peter to pay Paul. If shouldnf have to be this way!!

[@Riv3rch781]

The clothing brand Treasure and Bond from Nordstrom gives away money from their sales to homeless youth.

[@andrewgoosdy3814]

Cant help the American people because they give illegal immigration housing before the American people

[@user-cq8fk8ej4h]

Why do so many think some human beings don't deserve basic necessities? No one should go hungry or be without a roof over their head. Too many are selfish and greedy. Getting help is shrouded in mystery as well! I am dealing with all this and get nothing but judgement. When something happens and you end up in this situation, you go into survival mode. And it's nearly impossible to secure a job as a homeless person. It's dehumanizing and people will even laugh at you. Or shame you. And not everybody is on drugs!! It's soul crushing and exhausting.

[@ny3683syr]

This issue moves me greatly. Since homelessness in the US became noticeable (the early eighties) it has been the number one issue troubling me. When I was growing up, you didn't see homeless people. I guess they existed (hobo camps near rail tracks and Skid Rows), but it was very limited. Now it is extremely out of hand due to extreme economic inequality and social injustice.

[@lemostjoyousrenegade]

Well said, love. Very well.

[@lemostjoyousrenegade]

@@ny3683syr Yes, indeed. You're spot on!

[@chrianmbandas6277]

They don't want to be in the system because some have a drinking and /or drug problem , i.e they are ill and self medicate . They can be that way in facilities they are asked to leave .

[@tammiepulley7167]

Thank you secretary Judge! We need to do better. I live in areas that have a lot of unhoused. Please please help us.

[@Ay-B]

Most people want to live in a safe stable home. But some people are unwilling to do what it takes to keep that home safe and stable for themselves and, by extension, for their neighbors.

[@tedfujii5469]

Only way to move all these people off the streets is to have zoned camping areas. Stay off the street, around communities and schools.

[@zAlaska]

Plus is the keyword. Counting everybody Nationwide on one night during some of the coldest weather when you can't find them keeps the count is as low as it can be. Text to everybody asking them if they're homeless respond with yes from every cell phone won't be exact either but more accurate and the huge number revealed. Time for investors to quit buying the neighborhoods and build some housing instead. Rent-2-Own public subsidized housing will give renters skin to Preserve their neighborhood. Taking over-capitalized investors out of the game well make housing fair again.

[@rustynails8756]

Our neighborhood has a project that so far is looking good. It's called sweat equity aimed at lower income families. It is a group of new homes and every buyer has to put in a certain number of hours in the building of the homes, though pros do electrical and the like. They work not only on their own home but the others in the subdivision too. Yes they have save up a down payment but it is based on income, they have to prove their work history and when their home loan is finalized their payment is adjusted depending on income. They do have to live in the home a few years before they can sell but by then they should have some equity built up. It's a bit like the HUD program.

[@Gocubsgo1958]

The only reason they started to do something is people were complaining that they were putting illegal immigrants in hotels and are homeless are sleeping on the streets...